The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-12
A Tour Through Norway and the N,gni-
fesnt Wealth Of Its Scenery.
Peculiarihss Of Climate 0alY Three Months
Of Summsr-A Rigorous Winter.
Two American Actors Along Way From
Home-From Christiana to Stockholm
by Way OK Karlsbad,
Special letter to the sentinelA


/ left Copenhagen early on Monday
morning, and after an hours ride, stopped
at Hlllerod, the station for the Royal Castle
of Frederlcksberg, which is cbarmingly To-
Gated on three Islands of Lake Erom. At
ter viewing the Castle and surrounding
grounds, carriage ride of five miles, and
the Summer Palace, of Fredericksburg, is
reached, where to Royal family are spend
ing the summer, and where the Gar and
Czarina, of Russia, are now staying. The
Park in which this Palace is located is
beautiful beyond description, and Royalty
is to be congratulated on the possession of
such pleasant surroundings.
E1s1MoRE AND "THE PRINCE OF DENMARK"
the cars, and after a short ride
arrive at Elsinore danish "Hel-
singor",) the place made famous by
Shakespeare, and the scene of his great
play of Hamlet. Elsinore is a pretty little
city, and is quite a summer resort during
the bathing season. The old Castle of
Kronberg, upon the battlements of which
the Ghost of Hamlet's Royal Father ap-
peared, is still stan ding in an elegant state
OF preservation. Just North OF tina town,
at Marienberg Castle, column of stones
is pointed out as the burial place of Ham
LEI, and near by Is shown ''0phelia's Brook"
wherein the flair Ophelia" drowned her
selfs However, the claim OF Elsiuore, or
Helsingor to Hamlet, is disputed by some
historians, bat it is certain that there was
Henlet, and that he was
are always rude Icopoclasts going
about destroying our cherished idols sud
traditions. We shall next have it proven
to us that Eve didn't like apples at any
time, that William Tell couldn't nit bsrn
door with Calling gun, and that George
Washington never had Ratchet aud could
lie as well without one as with il. Tradi-
ton says Hamlet lies buried at Elsinore,
and tradition ought to know her business.
As the players had not come to Elsinore"
vet and there was no theater or other
place of amusement open, took the little
steamboat here IN the evening and crossed
over to the city of Helsingborg which is
directly opposite Elsinore.
VISIT TO HELsINeBoBG AND OTHER CITIES OF
SWEDEN.
Helsingborg is in Sweden aud
the "Oresund," which divides Dem
mark and Sweden, is here only about
three miles wide. / had q lively ex-
perience at this point in trying to find the
steamboat plying between the two ports.
i could find no one speaking English, and
happening to know what ii was in German
and knowing that Danish was something
similar, trisd that language and asked
for the "Dampfboot." No one seemed to
understand and 1 varied it as excitedly
enquired for the Dampfboot, the Dampbiff,
the Dambute, etc. until finally in my ex-
ASPIRATION / fear that asked for the Dam
Boat with the emphasis very largely locst-
ed on the first syllable. In fact after the
manner of Roland Reeds accent song
When uselessly at Helsingor
The Dampfboot I'd demand
fear placed the accent
On the "Hel' and on the DAM
Finally, however, 1 succeeded in find
ing Dane who understood me, after fif-
teen minutes of pantomime that would
drive George Adams out Of the business.
/ have since learned that the Danish for
what l wanted was the 'Dampskib," so
that l was not so far wrong, after all. Hell
siDgborg Is beautiful city of 1900 in
habitants, and here baggage is examined,
entering Sweden. There is little to inter-
est the traveller here, except the ruins of
the old castle on the heights above the city,
of which the "Karnan Tower" still re-
mains. This castle and the castle of KroD-
borg at Elsinore, on the opposite shore,
were so situated as to control the passage
of ships through the sound, and in the old
days they levied heavy toll on the passing
marine. It was at HelsinboTg that Berna-
dotte landed when he came from France to
become Sweden's king, and a monument
has been erected on the quay in commem-
Grafton of that event. Bernadotte seems 70
have made most satisfactory sovereign to
the Swedes, and his memory is every
where reveree, but the student of his ro-
mantle career cannot feel much admiration
for the man who assisted in the final over
throw of the Napoleon who had loaded
him with honors, and made his kingship a
possibility. From Helsingborg a new rail-
way has been recently opened along the
coast, and over this took my departure
the next morning for Gothenburg. The first
place of importance on the way is Halms-
tad. located on that part of the North
sea known as the "Cattegat," aud the center
Of the "Halmstadlax," or salmon fisheries.
The next is Warberg an old town with
an ancient castle, and then Boras, a pretty
little place where we change cars and after
passing over the dreary and barren
"Svaltor Moors," arrive at Herrll jugs
where is still another change of cars before
arriving at the thriving city of Gotheu-
burg or in Swedish "Goteborg." This Is
the second city in Sweden in population
and business importance and is about the
same size as Indianapolis. The city is in.
tersected by various canals and the
famous Gotha Canal which crosses Sweden
to Stockholm begins at this point. The
Governor or the Province resides at Goth
eQDulg duO his IedlueuCc IL kuOW0 III
gentle Swedish as the 'Landsbofding
Tesideuset." This Is one OF those pleasant
little Scandinavian words spoke of in my
last letfer.) It will be observed that say
this without the aid of a net and that
have no moustache with which 10 deceive
the audience. This, however Is not {
marker" for the names of some of The
streets here several of which are almost az
long as the streets themselves. 1t is pc
cuIiar fact that while Norwsy and Sweden
are united under one Sovereign and arr
from the same old Scandinavisn race they
do not speak exactly the lame language
and understand eact other with
much difficulty. The Danish and
Norwegian language is the same bu
the Swedish Is not quite so cultural anC
harsh and the words seem to be a little
longer aud to contain more syIables. Oh
course they all come originally from the
same source and the difference in spelling
isgreater than the differer ,e in pronun
citation.
TOUR THROUGH NORWAY.
After seeing Gothic lburg an
again away this time for Christiania
the Capitol OF Norway, but
stop on the way long enough
to zee the fsmed 'sTrollhattan Fall.
The falls are about half q mile from tn,
railway station and are six in number, bu
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